Shawn Mendes Talks Multiple Meanings Behind New Song 'What the Hell Are We Dying For?' & Releasing It So Quick

On the uncertainty fueling the song’s release: I think I am approaching 25 still feeling quite confused about a lot of things in my life. And I think that was expressing that feeling of frustration about what is happening, this feeling of swinging the pendulum back and forth… I think I still am in a very confused place, but I know that there are some people in my life who I deeply love, and I know that music is something I deeply love, and I know that this planet is something I deeply love. And all of those three things are something worth fighting for and worth dying for. And I think that was where that energy was coming from.